Window-securing device.



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APPLICATION FILED MAR. 13. 918-,

Patented Jan. 7,1919.

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To all whom may concern:

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Be it known that I, Jon B. TILLEY, a'citizen of the United States, residing at Penn Yan, in the county of Yates and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Window-Securing Devices, of which the following is a specification.

This invention. relates to window securing devices, and more partlcularly to a securing device especially adapted for use in connection with: car windows.

One of the main objects'of the invention is to provide a'securmg device of simple construction and operation by -m'eans of which a window sash may be secured in vertical adjustment, this device also acting to positively lock the sash in its lower-most or closed position. A further object is to p ro vide a securing device employing a spring pressed bolt engaging intosocket members carried by the packing stri 1 of the window this bolt being so s aped as to permit the window to be adjusted even though the spring for normally forcing the bolt upwardly becomes broken or inoperative. A further object is to provide a lock of sample construction and operation which may be produced at small cost and may readily be applied to a window sash of standard construction. Further objects Wlll appear from the detailed description, 1

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary a securingdevice constructed with my invention as applied, part of the window casing being sectioned to show the sockets which coiiperate with the lock,

Fig. 2 is a section taken substantially on line 2-2 of Fig. 1, a

Fig. 3 is a section taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1, a a

Fig. 4 is an underneath view of the lock detached from the window sash.

The window casing designated generally by A may be of standard construction, haviront view of ing the side beam 1 and bottom beam 2, a

engages into suitable socket members car Specification of Letters Patent.

in accordance Patented darn. '7, 1919.

Application filed March 13, 1918. Serial No. 2122,1151.

ried by the strip3 for securing the sash in coil spring 11 is mounted about stem 9 and is confined between end wall 10 of the casing and the inner end of the bolt 8. This expanslonspring acts to normally hold the bolt in extended or projected position so as to pro ect beyond the outer end of the casing. A finger knob 12 is provided with a reduced stem 13 which is operative in a slot 14- in the lower side wall 15 of the casing, this stem being secured in the bolt. Finger knob 12 serves to positively limit outward movement of the bolt inthe casing, and also provides means whereby the bolt may be manually moved inwardly into the casing.

A spacing block 16 projects inwardly from. side wall 15 and cooperates with a similar block 17 providedat the forward end of side wall 18 of the casing to guide the bolt dur ing its movement and prevent looseness or play of the bolt in the casing. Spacing block 16 is provided withan inwardly directed stud 19,. block 17 being provided with a similar stud '20.. lhese two studs are adapted to fit into suitable bores in the rails 6 of the sash when the casing is secured thereto by means of screws inserted through the openings 21 provided through tlie top of the casing so as to secure the block firmly in position. In practice, the lock is so positioned on the lower rail as to have the end thereof through which bolt 8 operates closely adjacent the inner face of the packing strip 3, as shown in Fig. l of the drawings. j

The bolt is especially adapted to coiiperate with socket members secured in the packing strip 3 in such a manner as to secure the sash in vertical adjustment so as to prevent downward movement thereof, some of the socket members being so constructed as to secure the sash positively against move ment in either direction. In the drawings, I have shown but two of the socket members, though it will be evident that as many maybe-employed as desired. The upper socket member 22 isof substantially U- shaped, having the-outer vertical arm 23, lower arm 24, and inner vertical arm 25. Outer -'arm 23 has its upper portion bent inward at an angle to provide an upwardly and inwardly inclined member 23, the upper edge of which is flush with the inner face of packing strip 3. The lower socket comprises a substantially rectangular rethe bolt, the outer face of this finger form- 'ing a continuation of the outer end of the bolt, and being disposed at a slight angle thereto. The bevel at the outer end of the bolt is directed upwardly and inwardly. When the boltis in extended position, it

' 'will project well within the socket members.

When the outer end portion of the bolt is in the rectangular socket members formed by the recess 26, the upper face of the bolt will engage member 27 so as to positively prevent upward movement of the series 1n strip 3, this may sash, finger 26 serving to effectually preventany downward movement of the sash where such movement would be possible in a window construction which would permit the sash to be moved downwardly into the side of the car. When it is desired to raise the sash, bolt 8 is moved inwardly so as to disengage it from the lower socket member, after which the sash may be raised, the bolt being released and held in retracted position by engagement with the inner face of strip to bring the lower end of finger 26 above the upper end of flange 25 of socket member 22, it is forced outwardly by spring 11 into this socket member, finger 26 engaging behind the element 25 upon the sash being released, thus effectually securing the sash. against downward movement. When the bolt is engaged into member 22, if it"is desired to again raise the sash into a higher position, suitable members similar to member 22 being provided in a longitudinal be readily accomplished by lifting the sash, the upward movement of the sash bringing the outer surface of finger 26 into engagement with the inner face of inclined element 23 which thus acts to force the bolt into its casing, the bolt being retained in this position duringthe movement of the sash until the succeeding socket member is reached. when the bolt is again moved outwardly by spring 11 so as to secure the sash in the desired position. To lower the sash into its lowermost position, it is first raised to disengage the bolt from socket member 22, the bolt then being held in this position by means of knob 12 while the sash is lowered a sufiicient distance to bring finger 26 below element 25 of the socket member, after which the sash may be lowered the bolt being automatically forced into the lowermost socket when the window is in a lowered position, and serving to lock the window in this position in the manner previously described. This lock may be readily produced at comparatively small cost, and, because of the special shape of the locking end of the bolt, is well adapted for use in connection with car windows and similar structures. In the event of the spring 11 be coming broken or inoperative, the lock may be easily manipulated manually thus rendering it possible to adjust the sash which .is not true of window locks now commonly used for this purpose.

When it is required to lower an elevated sash it is necessary to first raise the sash slightlyso as-to disengage the bolt from the socket member 22. This disengagement of the bolt cannot be effected without this raising of the sash as the bolt engages inside of the vertical arm 25 of the socket member. For this reason, danger of injury to a person due to releasing the lock when the sash is not grasped firmly is effectually eliminated, thus avoiding injuries which frequently result when window locks of ordinary construction are used in which the locks can be released so as to permit the sash to be dropped without first grasping the sash firmly so as to raise the same.

What I claim is:

1. In window adjusting means, the combination with a window casing and a sash adjustable therein, of a lock embodyin a casing secured to said sash and provi ed through one end with a slot to acconnnodate a bolt, a bolt slidable in said casing and provided at its outer end with an integral angularly disposed finger, the slot corresponding in length to the combined width of the body of the bolt and the length ofv said finger Soas to permit the outer end of said bolt to be moved into position to be flush with the end of the casing, means for normally holding the bolt in extended position so as to project beyond the end of the easing, means operable exteriorly of the casing for moving the bolt into inoperative position, and a socket member secured in said window casing for reception of the end portion of the bolt and having a substantially U-shaped upwardly directed body portion and an upwardly and inwardly inclined upper portion for forcing the bolt into the casing as the sash is raised.

2. A look comprising a casing provided at one end, and at the approximate center of one side, with inwardly directed opposed blocks, said blocks coeperating to form a guide way for a bolt, a bolt slidably mounted in the casing and operable between said home to! this petent may he obtained for mo em blocks, said loo'lt being provided with a reduced rearwardly projecting stem operable through theend wall of the casing, an extension coil spring mounted about said stem and confined between" the body of the bolt fl said end wall for normally forcing the bolt outwardly, said bolt being provided at its outer end with an integral looking finger disposed substantially at a right angle to the body of the bolt, the distance between the block at the end of the casing and the outer side wall of the casing corresponding to the combined Width of the bolt and length of said finger so as to permit the bolt to be moved inwardly into the casing to bring the outer end thereof flush with the end of said casing, and means operable exteriorly of the casing for moving the bolt into retracted position, said means serving to positively limit inward movement of said bolt.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses. JOB B. TILLEY. VTitnesses:

CHAS. E. CAMP, FRED L. HOYT.

Washington, 3. B. 

